RIYADH: Saudi authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 5 million amphetamine pills into the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
Capt. Mohammed bin Khaled Al-Najidi, a spokesperson for the General Directorate for Narcotics Control, said security officials monitoring criminal networks, in coordination with the General Customs Authority at Jeddah Islamic Port, discovered 5,200,000 pills hidden in an orange shipment.
Al-Najidi said that four people involved in the attempt to smuggle the pills in Arar have been arrested, including two Saudi citizens, a resident and a Syrian national.
He said that preliminary legal measures were taken against the group and that they have been referred to the Public Prosecution.
Al-Najidi urged people to call 995 to report any drug activity in the Kingdom.
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Saudi authorities seize massive amphetamine haul
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Saudi authorities seize massive amphetamine haul
- Four people involved in the attempt to smuggle the pills in Arar have been arrested
Saudi foreign minister and Palestinian prime minister discuss Gaza in Davos
- Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Mohammed Mustafa hold talks while attending the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and the Palestinian prime minister, Mohammed Mustafa, on Tuesday discussed the latest developments in Gaza.
During their meeting, which took place at the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, they also reviewed bilateral relations and cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Other Saudi officials present at the meeting included the Kingdom’s ambassador to Switzerland, Abdulrahman Al-Dawood; the director general of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Waleed Al-Ismail; and Mohammed Alyahya, an advisor to the foreign minister.
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